1981 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

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1981 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 32
Finals Site Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions Florida Southern (1st title)
Runner-Up Mount St. Mary's (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Cal Poly (1st Final Four)
Green Bay (3rd Final Four)
Winning Coach Hal Wissel (Florida Southern (1st title))
Most Outstanding Player John Ebeling Florida Southern
Attendance 64,659
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«1980  1982»

The 1981 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1980-1 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Florida Southern College and Florida Southern's John Ebeling was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants

School Outcome
Cheyney Third Place
Elizabeth City State Runner-up
Mount St. Mary's Regional Champion
Randolph-Macon Fourth Place
School Outcome
Northern Michigan Regional Champion
Southern Indiana Fourth Place
Western Illinois Runner-up
Wright State Third Place
School Outcome
Central Missouri Fourth Place
Green Bay Regional Champion
North Dakota Runner-up
North Dakota State Third Place
School Outcome
Jacksonville State Third Place
Lincoln (MO) Fourth Place
North Alabama Regional Champion
Truman State Runner-up
School Outcome
Cal State Chico Fourth Place
Cal State Dominguez Hills Runner-up
MSU-Billings Third Place
Puget Sound Regional Champion
School Outcome
Florida Southern Regional Champion
Morehouse Fourth Place
UCF Runner-up
West Georgia Third Place
School Outcome
Bloomsburg Fourth Place
Cal Poly Regional Champion
Clarion Runner-up
Monmouth Third Place
School Outcome
Sacred Heart Runner-up
Southern New Hampshire Regional Champion
Springfield Fourth Place
Stonehill Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Mount St. Mary's 81
Cheyney 75
Mount St. Mary's 78
Elizabeth City State 76
Elizabeth City State 54
Randolph-Macon 53
  • Third Place - Cheyney 76, Randolph-Macon 67
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Western Illinois 80
Southern Indiana 73
Western Illinois 87
Northern Michigan 93
Northern Michigan 70
Wright State 69
  • Third Place - Wright State 96, Southern Indiana 89
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Green Bay 82
North Dakota State 76
Green Bay 72
North Dakota 60
North Dakota 87
Central Missouri 80
  • Third Place - North Dakota State 95, Central Missouri 87
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
North Alabama 67
Lincoln 53
North Alabama 63
Truman State 59
Truman State 82
Jacksonville State 78
  • Third Place - Jacksonville State 84, Lincoln 66
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Puget Sound 62
Cal State Chico 60
Puget Sound 72
Cal State Dominguez Hills 54
Cal State Dominguez Hills 61
MSU-Billings 52
  • Third Place - MSU-Billing 54, Cal State Chico 49
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
UCF 94
Morehouse 77
UCF 71
Florida Southern 73
Florida Southern 70
West Georgia 59
  • Third Place - West Georgia 102, Morehouse 76
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Clarion 80
Monmouth 78
Clarion 61
Cal Poly 84
Cal Poly 71
Bloomsburg 43
  • Third Place - Monmouth 79, Bloomsburg 64
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
           
Southern New Hampshire 76
Springfield 75
Southern New Hampshire 81
Sacred Heart 80
Sacred Heart 89
Stonehill 86
  • Third Place - Stonehill 79, Springfield 78

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                 
Mount St. Mary's 88
Northern Michigan 74
Mount St. Mary's 76
Green Bay 60
Green Bay 65
North Alabama 39
Mount St. Mary's 68
Florida Southern 73
Puget Sound 55
Florida Southern 56
Florida Southern 54
Cal Poly 51
Cal Poly 77
Southern New Hampshire 73
  • Third Place - Cal Poly 62, Green Bay 61**

*denotes each overtime played

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